Row threatens Spain's first nuclear graveyard

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http://www.thelocal.es/20150731/row-over-plans-for-spains-first-nuclear-graveyard



Spain's conservative government and the central region of Castilla-La Mancha locked horns Thursday over plans to build the nation's first-ever temporary storage facility for highly radioactive waste.

Row threatens Spain's first nuclear graveyard
31 Jul 2015 08:47 GMT+02:00

The country's nuclear security council on Monday approved a report that gives the green light for the facility to be built near the village of Villar de Cañas in Castilla-La Mancha.

Enresa, the state-owned company responsible for Spain's nuclear facilities, in 2011 chose the site from a list that included eight other communities which bid to house the nuclear dump.

But on Tuesday the new Socialist government of Castilla-La Mancha moved to block the construction of the facility by approving the expansion of a protected area for birds so it includes land earmarked for the radioactive waste site.

"This will protect an area where endangered species live," regional government spokesman Nacho Hernando told a news conference.